WASHINGTON, May 18 -- The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA), Alexandria, Virginia, has requested that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) maintain existing federal regulations for bottled water. In a letter submitted to the agency, IBWA emphasized the importance of the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) current standards of identity, quality, and good manufacturing practices (GMPs). According to Albert Lear, Vice President of Science and Technical Relations for IBWA, "Thes more ST